ATA Welcomes Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products as Newest Allied Member

ARLINGTON, Va., March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves proudly welcomed Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products as the federation's newest allied member.

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"We need active and engaged companies to help overcome the challenges facing the trucking industry today," Graves said. "When industry leaders like Alcoa step up, it only makes our industry and our federation stronger and more capable."

"We're happy to stand with ATA as it stands up for the nation's trucking industry," said Merrick Murphy, Vice President and General Manager for Alcoa's Commercial Vehicle Wheel business. "ATA has long been a strong voice for trucking and its dedication to serve its member companies and the industry as a whole is a value shared by Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products."

American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of 50 affiliated state trucking associations and industry-related conferences and councils, ATA is the voice of the industry America depends on most to move our nation's freight. Follow ATA on Twitter or on Facebook. Good stuff. Trucks Bring It!

About Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products

Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, serves the commercial vehicle, automotive, and defense markets with products used in a range of applications including forged aluminum wheels, premium products such as Dura-Bright®, Dura-Flange®, LvL ONE® and M-Series™ medium truck wheels, as well as a variety of other aluminum components for these markets. AWTP is composed of three divisions: Commercial Vehicle Wheels, Forged Specialty Wheels and Transportation Products.  It employs 1,500 people at 23 locations worldwide.  More information can be found at www.alcoawheels.com.

About Alcoa

Alcoa is the world's leading producer of primary and fabricated aluminum, as well as the world's largest miner of bauxite and refiner of alumina. In addition to inventing the modern-day aluminum industry, Alcoa innovation has been behind major milestones in the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation, consumer electronics and industrial markets over the past 120 years. Among the solutions Alcoa markets are flat-rolled products, hard alloy extrusions, and forgings, as well as Alcoa® wheels, fastening systems, precision and investment castings, and building systems in addition to its expertise in other light metals such as titanium and nickel-based super alloys. Sustainability is an integral part of Alcoa's operating practices and the product design and engineering it provides to customers. Alcoa has been a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for 10 consecutive years and approximately 75 percent of all of the aluminum ever produced since 1888 is still in active use today. Alcoa employs approximately 61,000 people in 31 countries across the world. More information can be found at www.alcoa.com.

SOURCE American Trucking Associations